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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
3: ... stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they ...
5: ...hroughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...e isles of Juana ([[Cuba]]) and Espanola ([[Hispaniola]]), as well as the coasts of [[Central America|...
9: ...[[horse]]s), and the first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans.
11: ...sive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...les since the [[19th century]], became an inspiration to [[Allies|Allied]] forces during the [[World W...
4: ...on of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'s faction during the [[Hundred Years' War]].
5: ==Biography==
7: ...e English to make swift gains. There were two factions of the French Royal family: the [[Burgundy|Burg... - History of sculpture (6101 bytes)
6: ...rally rare and had to be imported from other locations.
8: Sculptures from the Sumerian and Akkadian period generally had large, staring eyes, and long bear...
11: ...ad has the wide open eyes, typical of the time period.
13: ...well-known is the lamassu, a human-headed winged lion from 883-859 BC. A unique feature of this piece...
18: ...inxes were statues of deities with the body of a lion and the head of an animal or a man, often made t... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
12: image_map = LocationBolivia.png |
13: national_motto = ''Morir antes que esclavos vivir''<br>...
14: national_anthem = ''[[Bolivianos, el hado propicio]]'' |
26: population_estimate = 8,857,870 |
27: population_estimate_year = July 2005 | - Biography (6028 bytes)
1: ...tionships and death. It also delves into the emotions of experiencing such events.
8: ...re]] is an [[anthology]] of some of the earliest biographies in existence, detailing the lives of [[ch...
12: ...] in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]] were biographies about [[Jesus]].
16: ...be inspirational to people, vehicles for [[conversion]] to [[Christianity]].
18: ...ory's work, the [[Renaissance]] period conceived biographies of lesser people of society like [[artist... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...g of the [[Renaissance]] is admittedly arbitrary, 1450 is used here.
7: ...omplexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
9: ...y of chant, with unison voice and natural declamation, is most common.
11: ...between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple texts and instrumental acc...
14: ...n]] was a relatively late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th cent... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...ear's Day'', and was, with [[Christmas]] and occasionally [[Twelfth Night (holiday)|Twelfth Night]], a...
7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
16: ...t edition of ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]], previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is publishe...
18: *[[1801]] - Legislative union of [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] and [[Kingdom of...
21: *[[1808]] - Importation of [[slave]]s into the [[United States]] is bann... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
7: ...to practical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
11: ...orted by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads.
15: ... tallest..." depends greatly on matters of definition.
19: ...es, such as [[antenna (radio)|antenna]]s and [[radio masts and towers|mast]]s. This sort of ranking al...
40: |6||[[Two International Finance Centre]]||[[Hong Kong]]||415 m||1... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
2: ...opean composer between [[Guillaume Dufay]] and [[Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina|Palestrina]], and is...
6: ...fter the murder of Duke Sforza, he left this position, going to work for the Duke's brother instead. ...
10: ...orks were often performed there, no direct connection to them has been discovered by researchers. He ...
14: ...examples from Josquin in his treatises on composition; and his fame was only eclipsed after the beginn...
16: ...icantly, and was also able to express intense emotion with economy of means. - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
1: ...t took the vows. His life was described in [[Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''Vite''.
5: == Biography ==
7: ...after his death, but was not properly [[beatification|beatified]] until [[1984]].
9: ...hether he had previously been a painter by profession is not certain, but appears probable. The painte...
13: ...gin'' in the convent of Fiesole, and the ''Deposition of Christ'' executed for the Church of the [[Hol... - Hieronymus Bosch (3386 bytes)
1: ... his own time. He is said to have been an inspiration to the [[surrealism]] movement in the [[20th cen...
5: ...rotherhood of Our Lady, an arch conservative religious group of some 40 influential citizens of 's-Her...
8: ...ith depictions of fantastic punishments of the various types of [[sin|sinners]] on the right panel.
10: ...plication of paint; this contrasts with the traditional Flemish style of paintings, where the smooth s...
22: == Bibliography == - Roger van der Weyden (3397 bytes)
1: ...:Weyden Deposition.jpg|right|thumb|350px|''Deposition'' by Roger van der Weyden (c.1435) Oil on oak pa...
7: ...] he entered the studio of [[Robert Campin]], previously known as the Master of Flemalle.
9: ...about [[1435]]. He was in [[Italy]] in [[1440]]-[[1450]], but his visit shows no result on his style, wh...
13: ...hilip.jpg|thumb|250px|Philip the Good, painted c. 1450 by Roger van der Weyden]]
15: ...he positions of the major elements in the composition. [[Hans Memling]] was his greatest pupil. - Petrarch (10447 bytes)
1: ...px|From the ''Cycle of Famous Men and Women.'' c. 1450. Detached fresco. 247 x 153 cm. Galleria degli Uf...
5: ==Biography==
8: ... their ancestors had produced by toil and application, to perish through insufferable neglect. Althoug...
10: ...ably later as a letter to his friend [[Francesco Dionigi]]. At the time, it was unusual to climb a mou...
12: ...er, Francesca, was born in Vaucluse in [[1343]]. Giovanni died of the [[bubonic plague|plague]] in [[1... - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
3: ...g of a French [[civil war]] as much as an international conflict, the historian Philippe de Vries sugg...
5: ...verall key developments in the early growth of nations and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one o...
10: ...retaking it. The war was both a "[[Nationalism|national]]" desire to re-take a former kingdom, and per...
15: ...[[Charles IV of France|Charles IV]], without question.
17: ...Another effect of the war was to galvanize opposition to Edward II among the English lords of Aquitain... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
5: ...dead and adornment of the living. During this period, all humans lived as [[hunter-gatherer]]s, who w...
7: ...of the most recent [[Ice Age]], when temperate regions of today were extremely inhospitable. Yet, huma...
9: ==Neolithic Revolution==
10: ...e main article about the [[Neolithic|Neolithic Period]].''
12: ...d additional caretaking activities like fertilization, land clearance, etc) since 21000BC (PNAS 101 p9... - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ...s the capital of the region of [[Veneto]], population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city s...
6: ...]], [[Pisa]], and [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and ...
8: ...laid: the [[Venetian Arsenal]] was under construction in 1104; Venice wrested control of the [[Brenner...
10: ...a]] and Duke of [[Istria]]. Later mainland possessions, which extended across [[Lake Garda]] as far we...
12: ...nice, including the [[Mark the Evangelist|Winged Lion of St. Mark]], symbol of Venice. Only Venetian s... - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: The '''Hittites''' is the conventional English-language term for an ancient people wh...
5: ...spoke a non-Indo-European language — conventionally called [[Hattic language|Hattic]].
7: ...e two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still disputed.
9: ...skill in building and using [[Chariot#Hittite|chariot]]s.
14: ...ame "Hittite" has become attached to the civilization uncovered at Boğazk? - Maya civilization (25116 bytes)
1: ...ver "disappeared." Millions still live in the region, and many of them still speak one of the [[Maya ...
5: ...eir neighboring Pre-Classic Mesoamerican civilization, the [[Olmec]] culture. The Olmec and early May...
9: ...eninsula, present-day [[Guatemala]], and other regions.
11: ... the pyramids they built in their [[religion|religious]] centers and the accompanying palaces of their...
18: ...overed that the Maya were one of the few civilizations where artists attached their name to their work...
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